A minimum-wage directive could undermine the Nordic model

German Bender; Anders Kjellberg

A minimum-wage directive could undermine the Nordic model

German Bender, Anders Kjellberg

Sociology

Stockholm School of Economics

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Abstract

The proposed European Union directive on minimum wages has met strong criticism in Scandinavia. But up to now the debate has lacked specific instances of what statutory minimum wages would mean for the Swedish labour market. A key feature of the Swedish industrial-relations system is that unions and employers regulate most aspects of the labour market through collective agreements. The Swedish-or rather Nordic-model has repeatedly shown its vitality, solving difficult problems and contributing to high employment and wage growth, while largely avoiding government intervention. This model is threatened by the envisaged EU minimum-wage legislation.

Original language	English
Number of pages	5
Specialist publication	Social Europe
Publisher	Social Europe Publishing & Consulting GmbH
Publication status	Published - 2021 Jul 13

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Yttrande för remissen: Genomförandet av minimilönedirektivet (SOU 2023:36)
Kjellberg, A., 2023 Oct 13, 12 p. Stockholm : Arbetsmarknadsdepartementet.
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Trade unions in Sweden: still high union density, but widening gaps by social category and national origin
Kjellberg, A., 2023 Jun 15, Trade unions in the European Union. Picking up the pieces of the neoliberal challenge. Waddington, J., Müller, T. & Vandaele, K. (eds.). Bruxelles: Peter Lang Publishing Group, p. 1051-1092 42 p. (Travail et Société / Work and Society; vol. 86).
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The Nordic Model of Industrial Relations
Kjellberg, A., 2022 Mar 17, Lund: Department of Sociology, Lund University. 47 p. (Studies in Social Policy, Industrial Relations, Working Life and Mobility; vol. 2022, no. 2)
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Den svenska modellen: fack, arbetsgivare och kollektivavtal
Kjellberg, A. (Researcher) & Bender, G. (Project communication officer)
2019/01/01 → 2025/12/31
Project: Research
Trade Unions in Europe (27 EU countries)
Kjellberg, A. (Researcher), Waddington, J. (Researcher), Vandaele, K. (Researcher) & Müller, T. (Researcher)
2019/01/01 → 2021/12/31
Project: Research
Collective Bargaining in Europe
Kjellberg, A. (PI), Waddington, J. (Project coordinator), Vandaele, K. (Project coordinator) & Müller, T. (Project coordinator)
2016/03/01 → 2019/06/30
Project: Research

Konferens Kollektivavtalsgruppen Svenskt Näringsliv
Kjellberg, A. (Invited speaker)
2021 Nov 30
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

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A minimum-wage directive could undermine the Nordic model

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Yttrande för remissen: Genomförandet av minimilönedirektivet (SOU 2023:36)

Trade unions in Sweden: still high union density, but widening gaps by social category and national origin

The Nordic Model of Industrial Relations

Projects

Den svenska modellen: fack, arbetsgivare och kollektivavtal

Trade Unions in Europe (27 EU countries)

Collective Bargaining in Europe

Activities

Konferens Kollektivavtalsgruppen Svenskt Näringsliv

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